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It must be Opposite Day, so let's play Altered Emerald!
There's been a confluence of not-that-great Pokemon romhacks being shown and shared off and enjoyed and mocked lately. And that's great. Pokemon's great. But after another day of pushing past the plug-oinks and the in-game suicide memorials and the joining of Darkrai cults and wearing a poop on your head...you just wanna go and play something good. That's what Altered Emerald is: a light-hearted romp through a remixed Hoenn, where almost everything's viable. Those of you in the Pokegoon Discord might know of my evangelism of this hack, and I stand by it.
What is this?
In the creator's own words:
'luuma' posted:
What happens when you take (almost) every move and ability from gen 1 to 7, add some new ones to the mix, and then cram them into just 386 Pokémon?
You get a level of meta diversity the main games could only dream of. Over half the abilities are signature abilities, and moves are no different! You can catch all your favourites here, and you'll find them stronger and more defined than ever before.
On top of that, I've rebalanced and re-teamed the trainers and gym leaders, then freshened up every route in Hoenn and added five new ones. And I love the puzzles: they're optional, fair, and absolutely devilish.
Who are you?
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I'm Bogart. I play the video game. For the sake of ultimate transparency: I learned about this game while it was in development. I suggested a few minor things that became features. I will list them here: the ability 'Aim Assist,' that increases Pokemon catch rates with that mon active (limited to Linoone, I think); natures that affect multiple stats in lieu of multiple 'neutral' natures; and the naming of the move 'War Drum,' that deals mild self-damage to the aim of proccing abilities (i.e. Rattled, Justified).
That's about it. I think this game's great, and I encourage everyone following along to give it a try. The hack is available here and is applied the usual way. We'll be playing on the 3.7 patch, with the additional types patch-patch as well.
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